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• BERSERKER METABETAALPHAOMEGA#HASHTAG

Guardian<3

• Required armour
  • Armour: Berserker (only)
  • Runes: Scholar (Flame Legion, if weak)

• Required weapons
  • Weapons: Berserker: Greatsword; Hammer; Staff; Sword; Mace; Scepter; Focus; Torch; (Yeah torch.. for dark places and @#!$)
  • Sigil: Night+Force; Night+Slaying; Slaying+Force (Best DPS output)
  • There are other variants for other builds, but I don't think it's necessary.

• Required DPS consumables
  • Apple: Plate of Truffle Steak; Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup; Plate of Steak and Asparagus; Dragon's Breath Bun; Bowl of Seaweed Salad
  • Crowbar: Slaying Potions (Undead, Inquest, Elemental, Dredge, Destroyer, Flame Legion, Nightmare, Svanir, Outcast, Toxic Alliance); Sharpening Stones; Maintenance Oils; Skale Venom
  • Some of this food is expensive, but most of it is not, so try to have as much as you can, as well as you need to consume them accordingly.

• Builds

• Generic setup (Highest DPS output/A bit lower DPS with support)
  • Greatsword/Sword-Mace-Scepter+Focus+Torch
  • Guardian is there, to give partywide support (even when max. DPS), and a pretty decent DPS overall. It's "defensive" capabilities, even though you don't have many as a berserker, still give you enough to face-tank or pull mobs and by up front.

Greatsword

Greatsword

Utility

Elite

½

Strike

Chain. Strike your foe.

Damage: 195

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 130

¾

10

Whirling Wrath

Spin in a place and swing your greatsword while hurling powerful projectiles.

₇Damage: 637

Number of Impacts: 7

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 130

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Range: 600

½

15

Leap of Faith

Leap at your foe. On hit, blind nearby foes.

Damage: 268

Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 5

Combo Finisher: Leap

Range: 600

¼

20

Symbol of Wrath

Symbol. Pierce the ground with a mystic symbol that damages foes while granting retaliation to allies.

₅Damage: 670

₅Retaliation (1s): Reflect incoming damage back to its source.

Number of Targets: 5

Symbol Duration: 4 seconds

Symbol Radius: 180

Combo Field: Light

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30

Binding Blade

Throw blades at your foe, causing damage over time. Bound foes can be pulled to you. The effect ends when a foe moves out of range.

Damage: 244

Number of Targets: 5

Maximum Blade Duration: 10 seconds

Maximum Leash Range: 600

Combo Finisher: Whirl

1¼

30

Shelter

Block attacks while healing.

Healing: 4,555

Block Duration: 2 seconds

40

"Retreat!"

Shout. Grant aegis and swiftness to up to five nearby allies.

Aegis (20s): Block the next incoming attack.

Swiftness (20s): 33% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 5

Range: 600

¾

40

Bane Signet

Signet Passive: Improved Power.
Signet Active: Knock down and damage your foe.

Signet Passive: 180 Power

Damage: 244

Knockdown: 3 seconds

Range: 1,200

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35

Purging Flames

Consecration. Create a ring of fire that burns foes and cures conditions on allies.

₃Burning (5s): 1,965 Damage

Purging Flames: Condition duration is reduced by 33%

Conditions Removed: 3

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 5 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Fire

3

90

Renewed Focus

Meditation. Focus, making yourself invulnerable and recharging your virtues.

Duration: 3 seconds

Prevents Capture-Point Contribution

Sword+Focus

Sword+Focus

Sword of Wrath

Chain. Slash your foe once.

Damage: 195

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 150

10

Flashing Blade

Teleport to your target, striking them and blinding nearby foes.

Damage: 49

Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 600

½

15

Zealot's Defense

Destroy ranged attacks while casting magical projectiles.

₈Damage: 640

Block Duration: 3 seconds

Range: 600

¾

20

Ray of Judgment

Pass a ray over foes and allies. Foes are damaged and blinded. Allies gain regeneration and cure one condition.

Damage: 122

Regen (3s): 390 Heal

Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Bounces: 4

Range: 1,200

36

Shield of Wrath

Create a shield to block next three attacks. If the shield is not destroyed, it explodes and damages nearby foes.

Damage: 609

₃Shield of Wrath (4s): Block attacks. Explodes when it ends.

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Mace

Mace
½ True Strike Chain. Smash your foe. Damage: 195 Number of Targets: 3 Range: 130	1¼ 8 Symbol of Faith Symbol. Smash a mystic symbol onto the ground that damages foes and regenerates allies. 5Damage: 610 5Regen (1s): 650 Heal Number of Targets: 5 Symbol Duration: 4 seconds Symbol Radius: 180 Combo Field: Light	3¾ 15 Protector's Strike Surround yourself and nearby allies with a shield. Damage foes that strike protected allies. Grant protection to yourself and nearby allies if you are not struck. Damage: 487 Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage Number of Targets: 5 Radius: 170
True Strike	Symbol of Faith	Protector's Strike

Scepter

Scepter
¼ Orb of Wrath Fire a slow-moving orb at your foe. Damage: 162 Range: 1,200	¼ 6 Smite Strike foes in the target area repeatedly. Damage: 80 Number of Impacts: 16 Radius: 200 Range: 1,200	½ 20 Chains of Light Immobilize and make your foe vulnerable with ethereal chains. Damage: 61 Immobilize (2s): Unable to move. 3Vulnerability (6s): 3% Incoming Damage Range: 900
Orb of Wrath	Smite	Chains of Light

Traits

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Best DPSAdeptMasterGrandmaster

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MidrangeAdeptMasterGrandmaster

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• Other Utility variations and guides
  • When heavy support is needed, go for Support build, which should revolve around blocks, stability and walls, depending on the situation (use your head) ("Retreat!"; "Stand Your Ground"; Hallowed Ground; Shield of Avenger; Wall of Reflection; Sanctuary;) , but if you have a free spot, then "Save Yourselves!" can be a nice boost, as 3rd minor trait in Virtues (Power of the Virtuous) gives you +1% damage for each boon.
  • When no support is needed at all, choose Best DPS, as it delivers highest DPS output. You can use it at all times as well, if you tweak it a little, for example 4/6/0/0/4, when only a little support is needed, it should be enough (advised, NEED THAT DPS!). You can also switch out Renewed Focus for Tome of Wrath (only use skill #4), to get that quickness and boost party-wide DPS.
  • IF you are not able to maintain melee damage, in some cases, switch to Midrange, this build should enable you to keep a pretty steady DPS, even if you cannot camp your GS|Sword. Not much to say here, as it's just a ranged version of the highest DPS.

• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • For short fights = GS2-5 -> Swap
  • GS/Sword | GS2 -> GS4 -> GS3 -> GS5 (If no CC needed) -> GS auto until GS2 is up -> GS2 -> Swap to sword -> Focus 4 -> Focus 5 (If no need for def) -> Sword auto until swap is available -> repeat GS and sword rotation
  • GS/Mace | GS2 -> GS4 -> GS3 -> GS5 (If no CC needed) -> GS auto until GS2 is up -> GS2 -> Swap to Mace -> Mace2 -> Focus 4 -> Focus 5 (If no need for def) -> Mace auto until Mace2 is up -> Mace2 -> swap -> repeat GS and Mace rotation
  • Scepter/Focus+Torch | Scepter2 → Focus5 → Focus4 → Torch4 → auto → Scepter2 → auto → Scepter2 → auto → Scepter2 → Torch5 → auto → Focus4 → auto → Scepter2

• Tiny notes
  • Try to maintain [Trait-Virtues-Unscathed Contender] as much as possible, as it's very important, and is a huge boost to your DPS (makes a lot of difference).
  • DO NOT spam random blocks, unless needed for the trait mentioned above, but still try to observe and time your blocks, as they can turn the DPS game around immensely.
  • Take mace for weaker trash-mobs and for fights where you cannot hit well with sword (skill #1-chain#3 is sometimes very hard to land, so it's a loss in DPS).
  • Whirling Wrath hits more than 9 times, if you stand inside the hitbox.
  • Binding Blades hits multiple times, if you stand inside the hitbox and are surrounded by multiple mobs (all blades hit single target).
  • Flashing Blades is a big DPS loss, so only use it, if you really need that extra blind, or if your team is lacking vulnerability.
  • Zealot's Defense has nearly identical DPS to auto-attack, so keep it, for when you need defense against projectiles.
  • When on melee weapons, if you have mobs in line, in front of you, and not very seperated, simply take off your targets and hit between the mobs, that will make you hit all the targets you previously couldn't.
  • Use Purging Flames for either fire-field, or defensive purposes (removal of conditions). I personally use it, for when elementalists go into LH, so that we can keepup the additional might-time, but you may swap it out.
  • Adjust accordingly.

Elementalist

• Required armour
  • Armour: Berserker (only)
  • Runes: Scholar (Full DPS S/F); Strength (Staff, Standard S/F)

• Required weapons
  • Weapons: Berserker: Staff; Scepter; Dagger; Focus
  • Sigils: Night+Force; Night+Slaying; Slaying+Force (Best DPS output)
  • There are other variants for other builds, but I don't think it's necessary.

• Required DPS consumables
  • Apple: Plate of Truffle Steak; Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup; Plate of Steak and Asparagus; Dragon's Breath Bun; Bowl of Seaweed Salad
  • Crowbar: Slaying Potions (Undead, Inquest, Elemental, Dredge, Destroyer, Flame Legion, Nightmare, Svanir, Outcast, Toxic Alliance); Sharpening Stones; Maintenance Oils; Skale Venom
  • Some of this food is expensive, but most of it is not, so try to have as much as you can, as well as you need to consume them accordingly.

• Builds

• Generic setup (Highest DPS output)
  • Staff-Scepter+Focus-Dagger (depending on the team setup/engage)
  • You should change builds accordingly and try not to have multiples of the same type, unless "required" of prefered.
  • IMPORTANT : Elementalist is very crucial, as it brings fast and efficient party-wide DPS boost through might stacking. It requires the most "skill" to deliver it's full potential, so do not approach it lightly. NO QQ NO SLACK.

Staff

Staff Fire Attunement

Utility

Elite

1

Fireball

Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.

Damage: 207

Number of Targets: 3

Radius: 120

Range: 1,200

6

Lava Font

Make lava erupt from the target area.

₄Damage: 780

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 4 seconds

Radius: 120

Combo Field: Fire

Range: 1,200

½

10

Flame Burst

Burn foes at the target location.

Damage: 39

₂Burning (6s): 1,572 Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 180

Range: 1,200

20

Burning Retreat

Quickly roll backwards, leaving behind a line of fire that burns.

Damage: 24

Burning (1s): 328 Damage

Duration: 6 seconds

Evade: 1 second

Combo Field: Fire

3¾

30

Meteor Shower

Call down a meteor shower onto the target area.

Damage: 317

Number of Impacts: 24

Number of Targets: 3

Duration: 9 seconds

Damage Radius: 120

Radius: 360

Range: 1,200

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25

Arcane Brilliance

Arcane. Blast the area, hitting foes with critical damage and healing yourself. Healing effectinevess is increased per target hit.

Damage: 122

Healing: 3,560

Healing Increase per Target: 20%

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

¼

60

Conjure Frost Bow

Conjure. Manifest a frost bow in your hands and at the target location. Wielders of this weapon gain increased condition duration and healing power.

Conjure Frost Attributes: 20% Condition Duration, 180 Healing

Number of Charges: 15

Duration: 60 seconds

Range: 1,200

1¼

60

Glyph of Storms

Glyph. Create a storm based on your attunement.

Firestorm (10s)

Ice Storm (6s)

Lightning Storm (9s)

Sandstorm (10s)

Range: 900

¾

60

Conjure Lightning Hammer

Conjure. Manifest a lightning hammer in your hands and at the target location. Wielders of this weapon gain increased precision and critical damage.

Conjure Lightning Attributes: 75 Ferocity, 180 Precision

Number of Charges: 15

Duration: 60 seconds

Range: 1,200

1¼

90

Glyph of Elementals

Glyph. Summon an elemental based on your attunement.

Fire Elemental: Deals damage.

Ice Elemental: Deals damage and heals.

Air Elemental: Deals damage and stuns.

Earth Elemental: Deals damage and is hard to kill.

Duration: 60 seconds

Staff Water Attunement

¾

Water Blast

Spray a jet of water at your foe that splashes to heals nearby allies.

Damage: 73

Healing: 372

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 180

Range: 1,200

1

4

Ice Spike

Drop a giant ice spike on foes to make them vulnerable.

Damage: 365

₅Vulnerability (10s): 5% Incoming Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Range: 1,200

¾

20

Geyser

Create a geyser to heal nearby allies.

Healing: 2,424

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 2 seconds

Radius: 180

Combo Field: Water

Range: 1,200

40

Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it.

Chilled (2s): -66% Movement Speed, -66% Skill Recharge Rate

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 5 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Ice

Range: 1,200

Unblockable

1½

45

Healing Rain

Call down a healing rain on the target area, granting regeneration to allies and curing conditions once every three seconds.

₃Regen (4s): 1,560 Heal

Conditions Removed: 1

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 3

Duration: 6 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Water

Range: 1,200

Staff Air Attunement

¾

Chain Lightning

Hit multiple foes with arcs of chain lightning.

Damage: 134

Number of Bounces: 3

Range: 1,200

1½

10

Lightning Surge

Charge a lightning surge that damages and blinds foes near your target when it discharges.

Damage: 317

Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 120

Range: 1,200

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25

Gust

Push foes backwards with a burst of air.

Knockback: 400

Number of Targets: 5

Range: 1,200

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25

Windborne Speed

You and nearby allies gain swiftness, while curing crippled, immobilized, and chilled.

Swiftness (10s): 33% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

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40

Static Field

Create an electrical field that stuns foes crossing it.

Damage: 122

Stun (2s): Unable to use skills or move.

Duration: 4 seconds

Radius: 180

Combo Field: Lightning

Range: 1,200

Unblockable

Staff Earth Attunement

¾

Stoning

Hurl a rock and weaken your foe.

Damage: 122

Weakness (3s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, 50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,200

1¼

6

Eruption

Shake the ground until it erupts and damages foes.

Damage: 304

₆Bleeding (12s): 3,060 Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 1,200

30

Magnetic Aura

Reflect projectiles with magnetic energy.

Magnetic Aura (5s): Reflect projectiles with magnetic energy.

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30

Unsteady Ground

Create unsteady ground that foes cannot cross.

Duration: 3 seconds

Range: 1,200

¾

30

Shockwave

Create a shockwave that bleeds and immobilizes your target.

Damage: 122

Bleeding (20s): 850 Damage

Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.

Number of Targets: 5

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,200

Traits

Staff ElementalistAdeptMasterGrandmaster

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• Tiny notes
  • You can swap [Trait-Air Magic-Air Training] for [Trait-Air Magic-Tempest Defense] (if you run it), as it goes well with Deep Freeze (Forst Bow skill #5). It's probably not useful in normal runs, but in coordinated team runs it can turn out to be pretty nice.
  • You can also 5/4/0/5/0 (by taking "Damage Multipliers") for higher DPS, but only, if there's already an elementalist with Presisting Flames trait.
  • Burning Retreat counts as a fire-field as well (It says so, but a lot of times people forget), as well as, it's an evade.
  • In some cases, you might want to remove 2 in Air Magic and put it into Arcane Power for Trait-Blasting Staff.

• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • For short fights, just take Lightning Hammer
  • Staff | Stacking might | earth attunement -> S2 -> fire attunement -> S2 -> Arcane Brilliance (staff is pretty weak in this case) = 6 stacks of might + fury
  • Staff | After might stacking | air attunement -> Glyph of Storms -> Conjure Frost Bow -> S5 (If CC needed) -> S4 -> Conjure Lightning Hammer -> S4 -> auto attack -> when no LH -> fire attunement S2 -> S5 -> auto attack. Use other elements for CC/Survivability purposes only.
  • If you use use air training, instead of staying in fire, switch to lightning, while you are doing DPS with Frost Bow/Lightning Hammer. If you are using Internal Fire, try to maintain fire attunement when possible

Scepter+Focus

Scepter/Focus Fire Attunement

Utility

Elite

1

Flamestrike

Strike your foe with flame.

Damage: 142

Burning (3s): 393 Damage

Range: 900

1

6

Dragon's Tooth

Drop an explosive dragon's tooth on your foe.

Damage: 799

₃Burning (3s): 1,179 Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 180

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 900

¼

20

Phoenix

Release a fiery phoenix that attacks foes in a line before exploding and returning to you, curing a condition and granting you vigor.

Damage: 183

Explosion Damage: 414

Vigor (5s): 100% Endurance Regeneration

Conditions Removed: 1

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 900

Unblockable

¾

20

Flamewall

Create a wall of flame at the target area that burns foes.

Damage: 32

Burning (2½s): 262 Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 8 seconds

Combo Field: Fire

Range: 900

40

Fire Shield

Envelop yourself in a fiery shield that burns foes and grants might every time you are struck (cooldown of 1 second per attacker).

Fire Shield (5s): Enveloped in a fiery shield that burns foes, grants might each time you are struck (1-second cooldown per attacker).

Might (10s): 30 Power, 30 Condition Damage

Burning (1s): 328 Damage

Condition Duration Reduction: 20%

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25

Arcane Brilliance

Arcane. Blast the area, hitting foes with critical damage and healing yourself. Healing effectinevess is increased per target hit.

Damage: 122

Healing: 3,560

Healing Increase per Target: 20%

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

¼

60

Conjure Frost Bow

Conjure. Manifest a frost bow in your hands and at the target location. Wielders of this weapon gain increased condition duration and healing power.

Conjure Frost Attributes: 20% Condition Duration, 180 Healing

Number of Charges: 15

Duration: 60 seconds

Range: 1,200

1¼

60

Glyph of Storms

Glyph. Create a storm based on your attunement.

Firestorm (10s)

Ice Storm (6s)

Lightning Storm (9s)

Sandstorm (10s)

Range: 900

¾

60

Conjure Lightning Hammer

Conjure. Manifest a lightning hammer in your hands and at the target location. Wielders of this weapon gain increased precision and critical damage.

Conjure Lightning Attributes: 75 Ferocity, 180 Precision

Number of Charges: 15

Duration: 60 seconds

Range: 1,200

1¼

90

Glyph of Elementals

Glyph. Summon an elemental based on your attunement.

Fire Elemental: Deals damage.

Ice Elemental: Deals damage and heals.

Air Elemental: Deals damage and stuns.

Earth Elemental: Deals damage and is hard to kill.

Duration: 60 seconds

Scepter/Focus Water Attunement

¾

Ice Shards

Fire three ice shards at your foe.

₃Damage: 132

Range: 900

½

2

Shatterstone

Create a shatterstone at the target area that explodes after two seconds.

Damage: 293

₅Vulnerability (15s): 5% Incoming Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 180

Range: 900

½

20

Water Trident

Cast a water trident that damages foes and heals allies.

Damage: 122

Healing: 1,448

Regen (3s): 390 Heal

Number of Targets: 3

Number of Allied Targets: 5

Radius: 180

Range: 900

½

25

Freezing Gust

Chill your foe for a brief time.

Damage: 65

Chilled (3s): -66% Movement Speed, -66% Skill Recharge Rate

Range: 900

¾

25

Comet

Drop a comet of ice on target foe, damaging and dazing foes in the area.

Damage: 195

Daze (2s): Unable to use skills.

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 180

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 900

Scepter/Focus Air Attunement

3½

Arc Lightning

Cast an arc of electricity at your foe.

₃Stage 1 Damage: 66

₃Stage 2 Damage: 132

₄Stage 3 Damage: 264

Number of Targets: 3

Duration: 3 seconds

Range: 900

5

Lightning Strike

Strike your foe with lightning.

Damage: 292

Range: 900

10

Blinding Flash

Blind your foe with a flash of light.

Blindness (6s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Range: 900

½

30

Swirling Winds

Create a swirling wind that destroys projectiles.

Duration: 6 seconds

Radius: 400

¾

50

Gale

Knock down your foe with a charged wind blast.

Knockdown: 2 seconds

Range: 900

Scepter/Focus Earth Attunement

1½

Stone Shards

Fling stone daggers at your foe to bleed them.

₃Damage: 111

₃Bleeding (6s): 765 Damage

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

1

15

Rock Barrier

Envelop yourself in a stony barrier that improves toughness.

Duration: 30 seconds

15

Dust Devil

Blind your foes with a blast of sand.

Damage: 97

Blindness (10s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 5

Range: 900

25

Magnetic Wave

Damage foes, cure three conditions, and reflect projectiles with a magnetic surge.

Damage: 255

Cripple (5s): -50% Movement Speed

Number of Targets: 5

Reflection Duration: 3 seconds

Radius: 300

Combo Finisher: Blast

50

Obsidian Flesh

Envelop yourself in stony armor, making yourself invulnerable.

Duration: 4 seconds

Prevents Capture-Point Contribution

Traits

Scepter/FocusAdeptMasterGrandmaster

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• Tiny notes
  • Use Air Attunement-Swirling Winds for defensive purposes
  • Use Earth Attunement-Magnetic Wave for condi cleanse and Obsidian Flesh for either offense of defense
  • Always DPS with Lightning Hammer, as without it your DPS is weak and scepter/focus skills are primarly used for blasting. Tell your team not to pick-up Lightning Hammer.

• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • For short fights, just take Lightning Hammer
  • Scepter/Focus | Stacking might | fire attunement (look into the ground and zoom out, or look into the air before casting S2(by moving mouse)) -> S2 -> S4 -> S3 -> earth attunement -> S4 -> Arcane Brilliance -> water attunement -> (look into the ground and zoom out, or look into the air before casting S5 (by moving mouse)) -> S5 = 15 stacks of might + fury
  • Scepter/Focus | After might stacking | air attunement -> Glyph of Storms -> Conjure Frost Bow -> S5 (If CC needed) -> S4 -> Conjure Lightning Hammer -> S4 -> auto attack. LIGHTNING HAMMER IS YOUR ONLY FRIEND :(. -> kill time/DPS with air S1+S2
  • Use other elements for CC/Survivability purposes. Stay in your chosen "Damage Multiplier" element and use blast rotation for either mid-fight might or healing (water fields)

• Other Utility variations and guides
  • Swap between Staff | Scepter+Focus/Dagger; depending on the fight. If you are the single elementalist, just switch accordingly, if needed, and it should be enough. If there are two elementalists, just play seperate builds, and only switch to same weapon sets, if the engage requires you to.
  • You can Arcane Wave for utility, for an extra blast, but that's about it. There's not much that an elementalist can change, unless you are going for specific tricks.
  • Phoenix skill hits three times, if you stand in front of your target[s] and use the ground targeting of the skill behind your target[s]. Also note, it removes a condition and can save your life!
  • As stated above, to stack might properly with Dragon's Tooth and Comet, simply turn your camera, either zoom out completely, as you look into the ground, or look up all the way into the sky from the bottom.

• Tiny universal elemenatlist notes
  • When you are trying to use Ice Bow-Ice Storm; Glyph of Storms or Meteor Shower on your "small hitbox" target[s]; simply walk back until you are max. range of your target[s], then as you are about to use the skill (releasing the keyboard button for the skill), you press evade, and instead of having RNG hits from your skill, all the skills will be on your target[s] in a line, therefor increasing your DPS.
  • You can use the same tip from above ^ , but with ceiling, which makes ALL the thingies fall down in a single line onto your target, dealing enormous damage.
  • Magnetic Aura/Magnetic to reflect projectiles/defense.
  • Take defensive Utilities only, if you know that you cannot handle the engage.
  • There are not many skills that you'll want to switch out, as they will only slow down your DPS, and you are there to do highest DPS and be cool.
  • When on LH, if you have mobs in line, in front of you, and not very seperated, simply take off your targets and hit between the mobs, that will make you hit all the targets you previously couldn't.
  • Adjust accordingly.

Thief

• Required armour
  • Armour: Berserker (only)
  • Runes: Scholar

• Required weapons
  • Weapons: Berserker: Daggers; Sword; Pistol; Shortbow
  • Sigils: Night+Force; Night+Slaying; Slaying+Force (Best DPS output)
  • There are other variants for other builds, but I don't think it's necessary.

• Required DPS consumables
  • Apple: Plate of Truffle Steak; Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup; Plate of Steak and Asparagus; Dragon's Breath Bun; Bowl of Seaweed Salad
  • Crowbar: Slaying Potions (Undead, Inquest, Elemental, Dredge, Destroyer, Flame Legion, Nightmare, Svanir, Outcast, Toxic Alliance); Sharpening Stones; Maintenance Oils; Skale Venom
  • Some of this food is expensive, but most of it is not, so try to have as much as you can, as well as you need to consume them accordingly.

• Builds

• Generic setup (Highest DPS output)
  • Dagger/Dagger | Sword-Pistol-Dagger | Dagger/Pistol (depending on the engage)
  • Thief is the second strongest, when it comes to DPS, has the best damage multipliers, can provide with party-wide stealth (for skipping), and a lot of blind for trash-mobs.

Dagger+Dagger

Dagger/Dagger

Utility

Elite

Double Strike

Chain. Strike your foe twice.

₂Damage: 138

Number of Targets: 2

Range: 130

3

¾

Heartseeker

Leap and strike your foe. The less health your target has, the more damage you cause.

Above 50%: 244

Below 50%: 365

Below 25%: 487

Combo Finisher: Leap

Range: 450

4

½

Death Blossom

Dual Wield. Do an evasive attack over your target, striking nearby foes three times. Each hit causes bleeding.

₃Damage: 147

₃Bleeding (10s): 1,275 Damage

Evade: 0.25 seconds

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Range: 130

3

¼

Dancing Dagger

Throw a dagger that cripples nearby foes and returns to you.

Damage: 122

Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

Number of Bounces: 3

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

6

½

Cloak and Dagger

Stab your foe and vanish in stealth, leaving them vulnerable.

Damage: 444

Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

₃Vulnerability (5s): 3% Incoming Damage

Range: 130

1

30

Hide in Shadows

Deception. Vanish in stealth and gain regeneration. Cures burning, poison and bleeding.

Healing: 5,240

Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

Regen (4s): 520 Heal

¼

60

Shadow Refuge

Deception. Create a pulsing refuge at the target area that heals allies and cloaks them in stealth.

Healing: 1,775

Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

Pulses: 5

Duration: 4 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Dark

Range: 600

45

Assassin's Signet

Signet Passive: Grants increased power.
Signet Active: Deal 15% more damage on your next five attacks.

Passive Power Increase: 180 Power

₅Assassin's Signet (20s): Deal 15% more damage on your next five attacks.

30

Signet of Agility

Signet Passive: Grants increased precision.
Signet Active: Refills endurance and cure a condition for each nearby allies.

Passive Effect: 180 Precision

Conditions Removed: 1

Endurance Gain: 100

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 360

1½

180

Thieves Guild

Deception. Call more thieves to support you in combat.

Number of Thieves: 2

Duration: 30 seconds

Sword

Sword/Pistol

Slice

Chain. Slice your foe.

Damage: 195

Range: 130

3

Infiltrator's Strike

Shadowstep to a foe and strike them. Use Shadow Return to shadowstep back and cure one condition.

Damage: 183

Immobilize (1s): Unable to move.

Range: 600

6

¾

Pistol Whip

Dual Wield. Pistol whip your foe, stunning them, then slash repeatedly with your sword.

₉Damage: 765

Stun (½s): Unable to use skills or move.

Range: 130

4

Headshot

Daze your foe with a head shot.

Damage: 61

Daze (¼s): Unable to use skills.

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

6

½

Black Powder

Fire a black powder shot, blinding nearby foes with the smoke cloud.

Damage: 62

Blindness (2s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 3

Duration: 4 seconds

Interval: 2 seconds

Radius: 120

Combo Field: Smoke

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

Shortbow

Shortbow

¼

Trick Shot

Bounce an arrow between multiple nearby foes.

Damage: 134

Number of Bounces: 2

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

3

½

Cluster Bomb

Fire a cluster bomb at the target area. Detonate in midair for multiple explosions.

Large Explosion: 353

Bleeding (4s): 170 Damage

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 900

4

¼

Disabling Shot

Do an evasive leap away from your foe while firing a crippling shot.

Damage: 122

Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

Evade: 0.5 seconds

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

4

½

Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud.

Damage: 71

Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 4

Field Duration: 4 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Poison

Range: 900

Unblockable

6

Infiltrator's Arrow

Fire an arrow and shadowstep to the target area, blinding nearby foes.

Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 3

Radius: 120

Range: 900

Traits

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• Other Utility variations and guides
  • note, if you are in need of longer stealths, simply trait into 5/6/3/0/0, as the minor trait in Shadow Arts gives you longer stealth time. the utilities above showcase highest DPS, so for most cases, just switch them out and take skills like Smoke Screen/Scorpion Wire/Shadowstep/Dagger Storm/Basilisk Venom, but of course only, if you know that it will do better than the original setup.
  • note, for longer fights, you might want to consider/try taking 6/6/2/0/0, and take Trait [V] Infusion of Shadow, as it allows you to be more agressive and can enable full DPS rotation.

• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • For short short trash-mob fights, use Sword.
  • For short single target veterans/elites/whatever, just stick to your Daggers
  • Dagger/Sword+pistol Stealthing Method | Smoke Screen -> Blast or Shadow Refuge (Try to get everyone in)(SO HART!)
  • Dagger/Sword+Pistol Blinding Method | Pistol -> S5 or Smoke Screen
  • Dagger/Dagger | S5 -> auto attack until you can S5 again (note, you need to keepup revealed, for additional 200 POW., but wait for it to disappear, then S5 for backstab and repeat) -> auto attack -> repeat
  • Sword/Pistol | pistol S5 -> sword S3 -> S3 -> if not dead yet pistol S5 -> sword S3

• Tiny notes
  • Don't waste initiative on random stuff.
  • Take Infiltrator's signet, for additional initiative, maybe in long fights, or to simply get the hang of things.
  • note, you have to keepup revealed, as stated above, so in some cases, it's also good to simply drop down Shadow Refuge and attack from it (only if not needed), but the Cloack and Daggers rotation works just fine.
  • Always pick up Ice Bows. If you are playing "bundle heavy", then you can consider changing trait [IX] Dagger Training for [VII] Improvisation.
  • If you are playing mainly against trash-mobs, switch out [IX] Dagger training for [X] Combined Training.
  • If you are running 6/6/0/0/2, means you are running [IV] Flanking Strikes, which also means, that you have to flank (simply stay at the side of the target[s] and attack).
  • When on in melee, if you have mobs in line, in front of you, and not very seperated, simply take off your targets and hit between the mobs, that will make you hit all the targets you previously couldn't.

Warrior

• Required armour
  • Armour: Berserker (If running max DPS); Assassin's mix (If running Might #@$&^)
  • Runes: Besrerker (Scholar); Strength (If can't keep up Scholar/Might #@$&^)

• Required weapons
  • Weapons: Berserker: Greatswords; Axe; Mace; Sword; Warhorn; Longhow
  • Sigils: Berserker: Night+Force; Night+Slaying; Slaying+Force (Best DPS output)
  • Sigils: Might #@$&^: Night+Force/Strength+Perception
  • There are other variants for other builds, but I don't think it's necessary.

• Required DPS consumables
  • Apple: Plate of Truffle Steak; Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup; Plate of Steak and Asparagus; Dragon's Breath Bun; Bowl of Seaweed Salad
  • Crowbar: Slaying Potions (Undead, Inquest, Elemental, Dredge, Destroyer, Flame Legion, Nightmare, Svanir, Outcast, Toxic Alliance); Sharpening Stones; Maintenance Oils; Skale Venom
  • If you are running Might #@$&^, get yourself some of that cactus nopale geode food.
  • Some of this food is expensive, but most of it is not, so try to have as much as you can, as well as you need to consume them accordingly.

• Builds

• Generic setup (Highest DPS output/Might #@$&^ for perma 25 stacks of might)
  • Full zerk : GS/Axe+Mace (longbow only if needed)
  • Might #@$&^ : GS/GS (Yes, double GS)
  • Warrior is a really nice class to have with you at all times, as it gives party-wide boosts with their banners and can take hits. It has a strong DPS, but it's mostly there for the banners. IF you are running Might #@$&^, note, you lose 50% of DPS, but you do bring constant 25 mignt stacks to the engage. so only use this one, if you are going for "casual" runs, or if it's somehow needed, since elementalists can/should keep that up.

Berserker Greatsword

Greatsword

Utility

Elite

½

Greatsword Swing

Chain. Slash your foe.

Damage: 170

Vulnerability (8s): 1% Incoming Damage

Range: 130

3½

8

Hundred Blades

Repeatedly strike multiple foes. The last strike does extra damage.

₈Damage: 1,032

Final Strike Damage: 271

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 130

1

10

Whirlwind Attack

Whirl in a target's direction, slashing foes along your path.

Damage: 164

Number of Impacts: 4

Number of Targets: 3

Evade: 0.75 seconds

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Range: 450

¾

15

Bladetrail

Throw your greatsword at your foe so that it returns to you, crippling foes along the way.

Damage: 183

Cripple (4s): -50% Movement Speed

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

2

20

Rush

Charge and strike your foe.

Damage: 414

Range: 1,200

1¼

20

Healing Signet

Signet Passive: Regenerate health.
Signet Active: Heal yourself, and grant yourself resistance.

Healing: 2,320

Healing Signet: 362 Heal

Resistance (6s): Conditions currently on you are ineffective; stacks duration.

Interval: 1 second

1

120

Banner of Strength

Banner. Place a banner that improves power and condition damage for you and nearby allies.

Banner of Strength: 170 Power, 170 Condition Damage

Duration: 90 seconds

Effective Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

1

120

Banner of Discipline

Banner. Place a banner that improves precision and critical damage for you and nearby allies.

Banner of Discipline: 170 Precision, 170 Ferocity

Duration: 90 seconds

Effective Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

¼

30

Signet of Fury

Signet Passive: Improves precision.
Signet Active: Gain adrenaline.

Signet of Fury: 180 Precision

Adrenaline: 30

2

240

Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives falled allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness to allies.

Fury (3s): 20% Critical Chance

Might (10s): 30 Power, 30 Condition Damage

Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

Duration: 60 seconds

Effective Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

Berserker Axe+Mace

Axe/Mace

¼

Chop

Chain. Chop your foe.

Damage: 170

Range: 130

½

6

Cyclone Axe

Spin around and attack all nearby foes.

₂Damage: 170

₄Vulnerability (8s): 4% Incoming Damage

Combo Finisher: Whirl

Range: 130

¼

10

Throw Axe

Throw an axe that cripple foes.

Damage: 163

Cripple (4s): -50% Movement Speed

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

¾

15

Crushing Blow

Crush your opponent's armor, leaving them vulnerable.

Damage: 244

₁₀Vulnerability (10s): 10% Incoming Damage

Range: 130

½

25

Tremor

Send a wave toward your foe that knocks down foes in a line.

Damage: 195

Knockdown: 2 seconds

Number of Targets: 6

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,200

Might #@$&^ Greatsword

Greatsword

Utility

Elite

¼

180

Time Warp

Glamour. Create an area that warps time, granting you and your allies quickness while slowing enemies.

Quickness (1s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Slow (1s): Skills and actions of enemies are 50% slower.

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 11

Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Ethereal

Range: 1,200

¼

180

Time Warp

Glamour. Create an area that warps time, granting you and your allies quickness while slowing enemies.

Quickness (1s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Slow (1s): Skills and actions of enemies are 50% slower.

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 11

Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Ethereal

Range: 1,200

¼

180

Time Warp

Glamour. Create an area that warps time, granting you and your allies quickness while slowing enemies.

Quickness (1s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Slow (1s): Skills and actions of enemies are 50% slower.

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 11

Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Ethereal

Range: 1,200

¼

180

Time Warp

Glamour. Create an area that warps time, granting you and your allies quickness while slowing enemies.

Quickness (1s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Slow (1s): Skills and actions of enemies are 50% slower.

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 11

Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Ethereal

Range: 1,200

¼

180

Time Warp

Glamour. Create an area that warps time, granting you and your allies quickness while slowing enemies.

Quickness (1s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Slow (1s): Skills and actions of enemies are 50% slower.

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 11

Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Ethereal

Range: 1,200

¼

30

Defiant Stance

Stance. Heal yourself. Absorb all incoming strikes for a period of time.

Initial Self Heal: 1,853

Defiant Stance (3s): All incoming attacks heal you.

1

120

Banner of Strength

Banner. Place a banner that improves power and condition damage for you and nearby allies.

Banner of Strength: 170 Power, 170 Condition Damage

Duration: 90 seconds

Effective Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

1

120

Banner of Discipline

Banner. Place a banner that improves precision and critical damage for you and nearby allies.

Banner of Discipline: 170 Precision, 170 Ferocity

Duration: 90 seconds

Effective Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

60

Endure Pain

Stance. Take no damage from attacks. You are still susceptible to conditions and control effects.

Duration: 4 seconds

Breaks stun

2

240

Battle Standard

Banner. Place a battle standard that revives falled allies and grants fury, might, and swiftness to allies.

Fury (3s): 20% Critical Chance

Might (10s): 30 Power, 30 Condition Damage

Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

Duration: 60 seconds

Effective Radius: 600

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 600

Traits

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• Tiny notes
  • Stack Vulnerability by using Axe+Mace skills 2 and 4, as well as normal attacks on GS
  • Switch out Signet of Fury for "For Great Justice!", if fury is needed
  • Switch out Signet of Fury for "On My Mark!", if vulnerability is needed
  • Switch out Signet of Fury for Signet of Might, if you feel lucky and don't need crit chance and want to do more damage.

• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • Greatsword|Axe+Mace | GS -> S2 -> weapon swap -> S2 -> s4 -> s5 (If no CC needed) -> auto attack until weapon swap is ready -> repeat

Traits

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• Tiny notes
  • Use your (Sigil of Strength/Perception) GS on trash-mobs.
  • On boss fights, use your (Sigil of Strength/Perception) GS's (hundered blades) to gain might quickly, then swap to your main Greatsword (Sigil of Night+Force) for the remaining fight.
  • Learn to use Defiant Stance appropriately, as with combination with Endure Pain, it allows you to camp meleee for much longer than originally without, therefor keeping up the might stacks and DPS.
  • Attack only with GS S1 and S2.

DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • Greatsowrd|Greatsword | GS (Sigil of Strength/Perception); S2 -> weapon swap -> S1 -> S1 > S1 > S1 > S1 > S1 ...... -> S2 ...... repeat (requires a lot of skill, so think about it, before approaching it)

• Tiny universal warrior notes
  • note, always use banners on the side of the fire-field, while stacking might, as it annoys the #*@% out of people, as well as it can slow down the fight, when you overlap the picking up of ele's Conjured weapons.
  • Never use Whirlwind Attack on Greatsword, unless you have mobs in a corner, or if you are chilled/crippled, or if AOE is required, as it doesn't do its full damage otherwise and it takes you away from the target[s], therfor reducing your overall DPS.
  • When on in melee, if you have mobs in line, in front of you, and not very seperated, simply take off your targets and hit between the mobs, that will make you hit all the targets you previously couldn't.

Ranger

• Required armour
  • Armour: Berserker (only)
  • Runes: Scholar

• Required weapons
  • Weapons: Berserker: Longbow; Sword; Axe; Warhorn; Greatsword
  • Sigils: Night+Force; Night+Slaying; Slaying+Force (Best DPS output)
  • There are other variants for other builds, but I don't think it's necessary.

• Required DPS consumables
  • Apple: Plate of Truffle Steak; Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup; Plate of Steak and Asparagus; Dragon's Breath Bun; Bowl of Seaweed Salad
  • Crowbar: Slaying Potions (Undead, Inquest, Elemental, Dredge, Destroyer, Flame Legion, Nightmare, Svanir, Outcast, Toxic Alliance); Sharpening Stones; Maintenance Oils; Skale Venom
  • Some of this food is expensive, but most of it is not, so try to have as much as you can, as well as you need to consume them accordingly.

• Builds

• Generic setup (Highest DPS output)
  • Longbow/Sword+Axe
  • Ranger has a pretty decent DPS, it gives partywide DPS boost with Frost Spirit and provides with the amazing S1 on Sword. There's not much to it, apart from Spirit placement and steady DPS.

Longbow

Longbow

¾

Long Range Shot

Shoot your foe from long range. The farther the arrow flies, the more damage it does.

1,000+ Range: 336

500-1,000 Range: 298

0-500 Range: 261

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,500

2½

10

Rapid Fire

Fire multiple arrows at your foe.

₁₀Damage: 1400

₁₀Vulnerability (10s): 10% Incoming Damage

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,500

12

Hunter's Shot

Fire an arrow that grants you stealth when it hits an enemy. Your pet gains swiftness.

Damage: 149

Pet Swiftness (10s): 33% Movement Speed

Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,500

½

15

Point Blank Shot

Push back your foe with a point-blank shot. The closer they are, the farther it pushes them back.

Damage: 298

Knockback for range less than 300: 600

Knockback for range between 300-600: 500

Knockback for range greater than 600: 400

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,200

2¼

30

Barrage

Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.

₁₂Damage: 1,788

₁₂Cripple (1½s): -50% Movement Speed

Radius: 360

Range: 1,500

Sword+Axe

Sword/Axe

Utility

Elite

½

Slash

Chain. Slash your foe.

Damage: 146

Range: 130

½

8

Hornet Sting

Stab your foe, then evade backwards.

Damage: 170

Evade: 0.5 seconds

Range: 130

1

15

Serpent's Strike

Do an evasive roll around your target, striking them and poison them.

Damage: 284

₂Poison (6s): 402 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

Evade: ¾ seconds

Range: 130

½

15

Path of Scars

Throw your axe so that it returns to you, striking foes each way.

Damage: 295

Pull distance: 450

Pierces

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,200

5

25

Whirling Defense

Blocks projectiles while damaging nearby foes.

₁₂Damage: 732

Retaliation (4s): Reflect incoming damage back to its source.

₁₂Vulnerability (10s): 12% Incoming Damage

Number of Targets: 3

Duration: 5 seconds

Attack Radius: 180

Reflection Radius: 150

Combo Finisher: Whirl

½

30

Healing Spring

Trap. Create a healing spring that heals you, your pet and your allies. It also cures conditions on allies.

Healing: 4,920

₆Regen (3s): 2,340 Heal

Duration: 10 seconds

Trigger Radius: 180

Effect Radius: 240

Combo Field: Water

60

Quickening Zephyr

Survival. You and your pet gain quickness.

Quickness (6s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Super Speed (6s): Movement speed is greatly increased.

Breaks stun

1½

20

Frost Spirit

Spirit. Summon a frost spirit that has a chance to grants bonus damage to nearby allies.

Frost Spirit (6s): 75% chance to grant 10% bonus damage on hit

Number of targets: 5

Duration: 60 seconds

Radius: 1,000

1

60

Signet of the Wild

Signet Passive: Grants health regeneration to you and your pet.
Signet Active: You and your pet grow larger, dealing more damage and gaining stability.

Signet of the Wild: 62 Heal

Enlarged (8s): You deal 25% more damage and move faster.

₅Stability (8s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

Damage Increase: 25%

Movement Speed Increase: 50%

Duration: 8 seconds

1

120

Rampage As One

Pet. Rampage with your pet, gaining stability, fury and swiftness. You and your pet also grant might to each other when you attack.

Rampage As One (20s): Grants might to your pet when you attack.

Fury (3s): 20% Critical Chance

₃Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, or feared.

Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds

Warhorn

Warhorn
1 25 Hunter's Call Call hawks to swarm your foe. 16Damage: 464 Range: 1,200	½ 30 Call of the Wild Grant fury, might, and swiftness to yourself and nearby allies. Fury (15s): 20% Critical Chance 3Might (15s): 90 Power, 90 Condition Damage Swiftness (15s): 33% Movement Speed Radius: 750 Combo Finisher: Blast
Hunter's Call	Call of the Wild

• Required pets
  • Juvenile Jaguar for [Stalk] ability
  • Juvenile Jungle Stalker for [Mighty Roar] ability
  • ^ also they just do overall highest DPS, so that's that.

Traits

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• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • Longbow/Sword+Axe | Frost Spirit -> Quickening Zephyr -> Rampage As One -> Signet of the Wild -> longbow S5 -> S2 -> weapon swap -> S4 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 ..... only swap weapons/use other skills, if CC/Survivability is needed

• Tiny notes
  • Frost Spirit is why ranger gets taken along on your RP adventues, so place it wisely. Note, that the effect has 1,000 range, therfor you can place is quite far away. DO NOT USE FROST SPIRIT SKILL UNLESS NECESSARY.
  • When the fight is over and Frost Spirit is still up, simply switch out the skill for another spirit skill then back to Frost Spirit. Note, if you switch out for signets for example, it will share cooldowns, since you have your signet on cooldown.
  • Your minor trait gives you a 10% damage multiplier if you are flanking, so try to attack your target[s] from the side/back.
  • Your trait [I] Steady Focus trait gives you a 10% damage multiplier if your endurance is full, so do not evade unless really needed. Use sword skills for evades.
  • When on in melee, if you have mobs in line, in front of you, and not very seperated, simply take off your targets and hit between the mobs, that will make you hit all the targets you previously couldn't.

Mesmer

• Required armour
  • Armour: Assassin's (prefered); Berserker (ONLY)
  • Runes: Scholar (Ranger's, if you cannot keep up Scholar)

• Required weapons
  • Weapons: Berserker: Sword; Focus; Pistol; Greatsword
  • Sigils: Night+Force; Night+Slaying; Slaying+Force(Best DPS output)
  • There are other variants for other builds, but I don't think it's necessary.

• Required DPS consumables
  • Apple: Plate of Truffle Steak; Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup; Plate of Steak and Asparagus; Dragon's Breath Bun; Bowl of Seaweed Salad
  • Crowbar: Slaying Potions (Undead, Inquest, Elemental, Dredge, Destroyer, Flame Legion, Nightmare, Svanir, Outcast, Toxic Alliance); Sharpening Stones; Maintenance Oils; Skale Venom
  • Some of this food is expensive, but most of it is not, so try to have as much as you can, as well as you need to consume them accordingly.

• Builds

• Generic setup (Highest DPS output)
  • Sword+Sword/Sword+Pistol/Sword+Focus
  • Mesmer is a great class, for when it comes to speed runs, as portal play can provide with a lot of skipping and faster dungeon/fotm times. Its DPS is nothing too great for the team, and especially since you have to rely on A.I. (phantasms) for DPS, it can turn out a bit lame. It has Feedback though, which can turn the engages around, which is nice.

Sword+Sword

Sword/Sword

Utility

Elite

Mind Slash

Chain. Slash you foe to make them vulnerable.

Damage: 146

Vulnerability (5s): 1% Incoming Damage

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 130

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Blurred Frenzy

Strike your foe with a flurry of strikes, distorting the space around you, making you evade attacks.

₈Damage: 584

Blur (2½s): Evade all attacks.

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 130

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12

Illusionary Leap

Clone. Summon an illusion that leaps at your target, crippling them. After the initial leap, the clone will execute the Mind Slash sword chain.

Damage: 1

Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed

₂Vulnerability (5s): 2% Incoming Damage

Range: 600

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15

Illusionary Riposte

Clone. Block your foe and create an illusion when attacked.

Damage: 487

Block Duration: 2.5 seconds

Range: 900

1

20

Phantasmal Swordsman

Phantasm. Create an illusion that attacks your foe.

Damage: 646

Combo Finisher: Leap

Range: 1,200

1

35

Signet of the Ether

Signet Passive: Gain health every few seconds, based on the number of active illusions you control.
Signet Active: Heal yourself and refresh all phantasm skill recharges.

Healing: 5,560

Passive Heal - 3 Illusions: 980

Passive Heal - 2 Illusions: 660

Passive Heal - 1 Illusion: 340

Interval: 3 seconds

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20

Mantra of Resolve

Mantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will cure conditions for you and nearby allies.

Extra Toughness While Channeling: 600

Number of Casts: 2

2¾

25

Mantra of Concentration

Mantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will break stuns and grant stability to nearby allies.

Extra Toughness While Channeling: 600

Number of Casts: 2

32

Feedback

Glamour. Create a dome around your foes that reflects projectiles.

Shield Duration: 6 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Ethereal

Range: 1,200

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180

Time Warp

Glamour. Create an area that warps time, granting you and your allies quickness while slowing enemies.

Quickness (1s): Skills and actions are 50% faster.

Slow (1s): Skills and actions of enemies are 50% slower.

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 11

Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 360

Combo Field: Ethereal

Range: 1,200

FocusSet

Focus
¼ 25 Temporal Curtain Create a wall of energy that grants swiftness to allies who cross it while crippling foes who touch it. Swiftness (12s): 33% Movement Speed Cripple (5s): -50% Movement Speed Duration: 5 seconds Combo Field: Light Range: 900	1 25 Phantasmal Warden Phantasm. Create a phantasm that attacks your target and creates a defensive bubble, protecting itself and allies from projectiles. 12Damage: 1,104 Number of Targets: 3 Range: 1,200
Temporal Curtain	Phantasmal Warden

Pistol

Pistol
1 20 Phantasmal Duelist Phantasm. Create an illusion that unloads its pistols on your foe. 8Damage: 744 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile Range: 1,200	½ 25 Magic Bullet Hit up to four foes with a single shot. The first target is stunned, the second is dazed, and the third is blinded, and the forth is confused. Damage: 71 Confusion (5s): 50 damage on skill use, 50 damage Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses. Daze (2s): Unable to use skills. Stun (2s): Unable to use skills or move. Number of Bounces: 3 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile Range: 1,200
Phantasmal Duelist	Magic Bullet

Traits

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• Other Utility variations and guides
  • For standard runs/engages, use DPS 0-2 builds. These builds revolve around phantasm/mantra play. Burst them, only if needed for a spike, or if you know that it will do well (Yes mesmer is mostly AFK class when it comes to damage).
  • When support is needed, use Direct DPS & Reflects build. Feedback is your friend in this case. You can use it well with focus S5, to ball your mobs.
  • You can use Mass Invisibility instead of Time Warp.. it might be needed for some skips.
  • Take Null Field, if you are engaging heavy condition fights.
  • You can trait [I] Far-Reaching Manipulations and combine it with Blink, for certain skips.
  • Use Portal, if you are trying to teleport players (skips, resets, etc...).
  • Use mantras accordingly, swap them in and out, depending on the situation.

• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • Sword+Sword/Sword+Focus | sword+sword -> S5 -> weapon swap -> S5 -> weapon swap -> Signet of Ether -> S5 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 ..... around 12 times, then F1 for Mind Wrack -> Cast phantasms again, when possible -> S1 -> S1 ......

• Tiny notes
  • Never burst your phantasms, since they are 40-60% of your DPS, as well you do more damage for each one activated (If running full DPS). Only burst close to the end of a fight, or if you see that your phantasms will die regardless.
  • For survivability purposes, try timing Distortion accordingly.
  • Use Blurred Frenzy only for defensive purposes, as it doesn't to much more damage than auto attack, as well as you use your healing skill for DPS, so it's good to have that extra evade, since you melee at all times.
  • Use Greatsword, only if your team isn't going to fully melee.
  • Time your Feedback , if playing with a guardian. Use it after Wall of Reflection runs out.
  • Phantasm DPS 3x Swordsmen. Phantasmal Haste, 15% damage trait, Fury traited
  • When on in melee, if you have mobs in line, in front of you, and not very seperated, simply take off your targets and hit between the mobs, that will make you hit all the targets you previously couldn't.

Engineer

• Required armour
  • Armour: Assassin's (prefered); Berserker (only)
  • Runes: Scholar

• Required weapons
  • Weapons: Berserker: Rifle
  • Sigils: Night+Force; Night+Slaying; Slaying+Night (Best DPS output)
  • There are other variants for other builds, but I don't think it's necessary.

• Required DPS consumables
  • Apple: Plate of Truffle Steak; Sweet and Spicy Butternut Squash Soup; Plate of Steak and Asparagus; Dragon's Breath Bun; Bowl of Seaweed Salad
  • Crowbar: Slaying Potions (Undead, Inquest, Elemental, Dredge, Destroyer, Flame Legion, Nightmare, Svanir, Outcast, Toxic Alliance); Sharpening Stones; Maintenance Oils; Skale Venom
  • Some of this food is expensive, but most of it is not, so try to have as much as you can, as well as you need to consume them accordingly.

• Builds

• Generic setup (Highest DPS output)
  • Rifle
  • Engineer has one of the highest DPS at the moment (3rd I believe) and has access to extreme AOE vulnerability, as well as lots of blasts, blind and CC. It's not usually ran in speed runs, but if you ever lack an elementalist, or if you don't require a guardian, and you do not need any kind of tricks with mesmer-portal-play, or ranger buffs, then engineer is probably the best choice. Either way, it's not @#$!, if you take one.

Rifle

Rifle

Utility

Elite

¾

Hip Shot

Deliver a quick rifle shot from the hip that pierces targets.

Damage: 158

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 1,200

10

Net Shot

Immobilize foes with a net shot.

Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.

Range: 1,200

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10

Blunderbuss

Fire a cloud of shrapnel that causes more damage the closer you are to foes.

Damage at 0-250 Range: 390

Damage at 250-400 Range: 341

Damage at 400-550 Range: 292

Damage at 550-700 Range: 244

₄Bleeding at Range 0-250 (4s): 680 Damage

₃Bleeding at Range 250-400 (4s): 510 Damage

₂Bleeding at Range 400-550 (4s): 340 Damage

Bleeding at Range 550-700 (4s): 170 Damage

Range: 700

15

Overcharged Shot

Fire a blast so strong it launches your foe as you fall backward and cures immobilized, crippled, and chilled.

Damage: 244

Foe Launch Distance: 450

Self Knockback Distance: 300

Range: 600

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20

Jump Shot

Blast the ground, damaging nearby foes and leaping to your target.

Leap Damage: 219

Landing Damage: 438

₃Vulnerability (7s): 3% Incoming Damage

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Leap

Range: 800

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20

Healing Turret

Turret. Deploy a turret that heals you briefly, then regenerates you and your allies.

Healing: 2,520

Regen (3s): 390 Heal

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 480

Grenade Kit

Device Kit. Equip a kit that replaces your weapon with grenade skills.

Elixir Gun

Weapon Kit. Arm yourself with an elixir gun that replaces your weapon skills.

Flamethrower

Weapon Kit. Arm yourself with a flamethrower that replaces your weapon skills.

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180

Supply Crate

Turret. Request a supply drop of turrets.

Damage: 266

Stun (2s): Unable to use skills or move.

Duration: 60 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Finisher: Blast

Range: 1,200

Kits

Grenade Kit

½

Grenade

Throw several grenades that explode.

Damage: 117

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 5

Explosion Radius: 120

Range: 900

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5

Shrapnel Grenade

Throw grenades that explode in a hail of shrapnel, causing bleeding.

Damage: 196

Bleeding (10s): 220 Damage

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 3

Explosion Radius: 150

Range: 900

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10

Flash Grenade

Throw grenades that explode in blinding flash.

Damage: 36

Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 3

Explosion Radius: 150

Range: 900

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20

Freeze Grenade

Throw grenades that chill foes with a frigid blast.

Damage: 178

Chilled (2s): -66% Movement Speed, -66% Skill Recharge Rate

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 5

Explosion Radius: 240

Range: 900

½

25

Poison Grenade

Throw several grenades that explode in poisonous cloud.

Damage: 178

Poison (8s): 268 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

Number of Grenades: 3

Number of Targets: 3

Range: 900

Unblockable

Elixir Gun

¾

Tranquilizer Dart

Fire a dart that bleeds and weakens foes.

Damage: 130

Bleeding (4s): 170 Damage

Weakness (1s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, 50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

Range: 900

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8

Elixir F

Fire a bouncing glob of Elixir F that cripples foes and grants swiftness to you and allies.

Damage: 244

Swiftness (3s): 33% Movement Speed

Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

Number of Bounces: 3

Range: 900

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12

Fumigate

Spray a cone of elixir fumes, inflicting poison and vulnerability to foes and curing conditions on allies with every strike.

₅Damage: 140

₅Poison (2s): 335 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness

₅Vulnerability (6s): 5% Incoming Damage, 5% incoming Condition Damage

Conditions removed: 5

Number of Targets: 5

Range: 450

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15

Acid Bomb

Elixir. Leap backward, spraying an acidic elixir on the ground that damages nearby foes.

Damage: 277

Distance: 550

Number of Targets: 5

Duration: 5 seconds

Radius: 180

Combo Finisher: Blast

Unblockable

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20

Super Elixir

Elixir. Launch an elixir orb, healing nearby allies on impact and creating an area of continual healing.

Impact Heal: 700

Pulse Heal: 204

Number of Targets: 5

Pulses: 11

Duration: 10 seconds

Radius: 240

Combo Field: Light

Range: 900

Flamethrower

2¼

Flame Jet

Spray fire in a cone pattern while moving, burning foes on the final attack. Deals 10% bonus damage to burning targets.

₁₀Damage: 800

Burning (2s): 262 Damage

Attacks per Second: 5

Range: 425

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6

Flame Blast

Fire a napalm ball that rolls through foes and explodes.

Damage: 247

Number of Targets: 5

Range: 600

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15

Air Blast

Push back foes and projectiles with a hot air blast.

Knockback: 400

Number of Targets: 5

Extends Burning Duration: 2 seconds

Range: 300

30

Napalm

Burn foes with a wall of napalm at the target location.

Damage: 36

Burning per Pulse (2½s): 262 Damage

Duration: 10 seconds

Combo Field: Fire

Range: 600

20

Smoke Vent

Vent smoke from your flamethrower blinding nearby foes.

Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

Number of Targets: 5

Radius: 180

Traits

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• Other Utility variations and guides
  • You can take Bomb Kit, Useful for stealth skipping, as well as blinding trash mobs.
  • Thumper Turret can be nice, gives you 3 blasts finishers, if used correctly.
  • Elixir U can be nice for quickness and walls.
  • Elixir R can be nice for AOE revive and extra endurance.

• DPS ROTATION (IMPORTANT!)

 Showcase of DPS rotation, as you want to achieve best DPS output and avoid spamming random skills. 

• • Rifle | toolbelt -> Granade Barage -> flamethrower -> S4 -> S2 -> elexir gun -> S4 (weapon swap to rifle immediately, to avoid jumping backwards) -> rifle -> S3 -> S5 -> granade kit -> S4 -> S2 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 -> S1 (Until S2 is recharged) -> S2 -> flamethrower -> S2 -> ... repeat

• Tiny notes
  • You can use shield, for additional blasts, before engaging.
  • If you feel weak and want to get better, try removing 2 traits from Tools to Alchemy and take [I] Invigorating Speed, as well as change [III] Infused Precision over [IX] Rifle Mod, as it will give you perma swiftness and almost perma vigor for surivability, but slight DPS loss.
  • Just rotate DPS, that's how you will constantly stack vulnerability, there's not much you can do as an engineer at this point.

• The End